Dublin to take legal action over UK's Northern Ireland amnesty law

Irish Tanaiste, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Defence Micheal Martin speaks to members of the media during the 78th United Nations General Assembly at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City, U.S., September 19, 2023. REUTERS/Bing Guan/File Photo

DUBLIN (Reuters) -Ireland said on Wednesday it would mount a legal challenge against Britain over a new law giving conditional amnesties to former soldiers and militants involved in decades of violence in Northern Ireland.

Britain has halted prosecutions of those involved in three decades of bloody conflict in Northern Ireland, saying they are unlikely to succeed and an independent body should be set up instead.